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Informant wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:43 am

OH MY! THIS IS SOOO DEEP! WHERE DID UOU COME UP WITH THIS? ARE YOU THE BUDDHA?

drumdude wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:04 am

Interpreter wrote:a fair amount of discussion has recently resulted. It was, therefore, felt that interested parties might benefit from this early version of the review being posted on the blog

Are we the circles/interested parties?

By way of disclaimer, I should mention that I have recently written a book entitled Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-Day day Saint Temple Ordinances, an expansion of a 2015 journal article I began to work on in the last half of 2021. After receiving a copy of Method Infinite earlier this year that was kindly provided by Loyd Ericson on behalf of Greg Kofford Books, I decided that in addition to writing a detailed review of Method Infinite, it would be relatively easy to turn my research on Freemasonry and the temple to into a book — expecting that I would be able to finish both the book and the review before beginning a lengthy period of travel beginning at the end of July. Wanting to make sure that I represented both the subject matter and the views of the authors of Method Infinite accurately and fairly, I contacted Cheryl Bruno and Nicholas S. Literski and let them know about both efforts. During the initial writing of the book, they kindly gave significant feedback on the chapters and provided helpful perspectives and answers to questions I had along the way. They also generously granted permission to publish quotations from their book and excerpts from their private communications with me. Earlier conversations with Joe Steve Swick III during the writing of the previous journal article had also been very helpful and supportive. I am grateful for the resultant friendly dialogue with these three scholars throughout the writing process—which, disappointingly, in the case of the review, lasted much longer than I had originally planned.

As will be seen in this lengthy review, Method Infinite addresses an impressive breadth of subjects, and in most cases I had to start my research and writing about these many topics from scratch. As the authors had done previously with the book, they graciously provided feedback on an early draft of this review and have also had an opportunity to read and correct errors in a near-final version of this review. However, they did not attempt to do a thorough reading of the review, and I accept full responsibility for any remaining errors. I appreciate not only the scholarship of these authors but also their examples of how dialogue on differences need not jeopardize mutual respect and collegiality. I am also grateful for the efforts of other unnamed friends who have contributed their perspectives to the present essay this review.

Tom wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 14, 2023 12:33 am

I presume that, at some point, Dr. Bradshaw will have something to say on the topic.

drumdude wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:08 am

Tom wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 14, 2023 12:33 am

I presume that, at some point, Dr. Bradshaw will have something to say on the topic.

I’ll take “ignore it and ad-hom method infinite’s authors” for 500, Alex.

MsJack wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:25 am

Just catching up on this. Wow.

This was like that part in Midsommar where Christian tells Josh that he, too, has decided to write his dissertation on the Hårga commune.

And if you're an academic, at the end of the movie you're like, "Oh, I'm so glad we get to watch this man burn alive, I love happy endings!"